Winton Race 7

Harry Smith Sheep Scanning Handicap Trot

Stake: $13,000

SHEZA GIFT (6) was out of the money last start when finishing well-back in G2 company over 2600m at Addington. Her best form reference might be her win at Addington three starts back. Ideally placed at this level and is sure to prove tough to beat. FLYING WITHOUT WINGS (8) ran fifth last start at Ascot Park Raceway over 2700m, beaten 14 metres. Talented and has plenty of upside. Expect him to be prominent. STYRAX (4) is better than her last-start seventh over 2200m at Wingatui. ABADABADO (2) is in the mix following a respectable third at her most recent appearance over 2200m at Wingatui.

Distance: 2400m
Class: R51 TO R70 S
Track: Good
Weather: OCAST
Surface: All Weather

Trackside Tips:

Craig Rail Selects: 6. Sheza Gift, 4. Styrax, 3. Switch On, 8. Flying Without Wings, 5. Missile

Nicole Sims Selects: 6. Sheza Gift, 4. Styrax, 3. Switch On, 8. Flying Without Wings, 5. Missile

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Abadabado (Fr2) 6453151373
Trainer: Shane Matheson (GORE)
Driver: Hayden Douglas (J)
Prize Money: $67,808
Win / Place: 17% / 35%

8 yo Bay Mare

Sire: SUPERFAST STUART (CAN)

Dam: SPIRIT OF THE SUN (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Owners: Ms L Barrie, S G Matheson, N C Barrie, Mrs S R Barrie, R G Laplanche, T D Matheson, Miss A H R Matheson, K M Coffin

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Rating

Stats

Career

45: 8-4-4

Distance

15: 2-0-2

Trk/Dst

6: 0-0-2

Track

6: 0-0-2

Season

13: 2-1-3

1st Up

5: 0-0-0

2nd Up

5: 0-1-0

3rd Up

5: 0-0-0

Mobile

2: 0-0-0

Standing

43: 8-4-4

All-Weather

36: 7-3-3

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

9: 1-1-1

Best Mile

2:05.21

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners,Blinds

Comments

Two back was well beaten into seventh behind Hidden Talent at Wyndham Raceway over 2400m on November 10 at $7.10. Then a handy effort when well beaten into third behind Moment Of What at Wingatui over 2200m on December 8 at $8.50. One of the better chances.

Expected Settling Position: Leader

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
3rd of 8	8/12/24	Wingatui	2200m	Standing	Turf	Fr1	Blair Orange	2:51.90	2:05.7	10.3m	$8.50	28	R50 to R80 SpecHcp TROT	$18,600	$1,900	1. Moment Of What 2. One Two Menny 3. Abadabado
7th of 10	10/11/24	Young Quinn Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Samantha Ottley	3:03.20	2:02.8	37.3m	$7.10	10	R35 to R70 SpecHcp TROT	$11,580	$210	1. Hidden Talent 2. Aroha Kenny 3. Dancing Glenis
3rd of 9	31/10/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	10m5	Samantha Ottley	3:06.90	2:05.3	4.1m	$4.20	4	R45 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,370	$1,140	1. Rata 2. Julie Jaccka 3. Abadabado
1st of 10	27/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr9	Samantha Ottley	2:51.20	2:05.2	2.2m	$6.50	7	R35 to R50 TROT	$12,063	$6,875	1. Abadabado 2. Emily 3. Blithe
5th of 9	20/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m4	Samantha Ottley	3:27.80	2:03.8	25.9m	$4.30	16	3YO+ R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$12,318	$228	1. Samanthas Moon 2. Joeking 3. Gift Card
1st of 6	4/10/24	Young Quinn Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr1	Hayden Douglas	3:11.60	2:08.4	3.5m	$5.10	8	3YO+ R50 to R73 SpecHcp TROT	$11,635	$7,150	1. Abadabado 2. Blithe 3. Rata

Switch On (Fr3) 077x126445
Trainer: Amber Hoffman (WAIKOUAITI)
Driver: Brent Barclay
Prize Money: $36,510
Win / Place: 14% / 22%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: BACARDI LINDY (USA)

Dam: TOGGLE (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Britewell

Owners: G P Bartlett, B W Crofts, P G Rodger, A M Nicol, A J Shirley

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 4-2-0

Distance

10: 3-2-0

Trk/Dst

6: 2-1-0

Track

6: 2-1-0

Season

6: 1-1-0

1st Up

4: 3-0-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-0-0

Mobile

6: 0-0-0

Standing

21: 4-2-0

All-Weather

26: 4-2-0

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

1: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:03.30

Gear Changes

Fixed Deafeners,Pacifier

Comments

Last start 5th (20m 2) over 2200m at Ascot Park Raceway, beaten 6 m by Superfast Ronnie (2:49.30) on November 27 at $8.50. Before that, 4th (10m 3) over 2600m at Phar Lap Raceway beaten 14 m by Special Effects (3:24.70) in 4yo+ on September 29 at $4.80. Should be competitive.

Expected Settling Position: Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 12	27/11/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Blair Orange	2:49.30	2:03.8	6.5m	$8.50	59	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,000	$193	1. Superfast Ronnie 2. Dancing Glenis 3. Emily
59 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 11	29/9/24	Phar Lap	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Blair Orange	3:24.70	2:06.6	14.3m	$4.80	10	4YO+ R45 to R54 SpecHcp TROT	$10,808	$660	1. Special Effects 2. Rush 3. Paige
4th of 8	19/9/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Brent Barclay	3:12.30	2:08.9	9.7m	$5.40	6	3YO+ R50 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$12,090	$780	1. Rata 2. Andy Hall 3. Majestic Love
6th of 13	13/9/24	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m5	Brent Barclay	3:22.70	2:05.4	33.8m	$14	15	R40 to R57 SpecHcp TROT	$17,298	$298	1. Muscle Sass 2. Masterly 3. One El
2nd of 12	29/8/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Craig Ferguson	3:04.90	2:03.9	1.4m	$11	28	3YO+ R35 to R57 SpecHcp TROT	$12,000	$1,860	1. Bring On The Muscle 2. Switch On 3. Bill Bootit
1st of 10	1/8/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	10m6	Matthew Williamson	3:07.20	2:05.5	4.1m	$19	145	R35 to R70 SpecHcp TROT	$11,580	$6,600	1. Switch On 2. Simone Lindenny 3. Jaccka Baylis
145 Day Spell

Styrax (FrU1) 5x10631p17
Trainer: Mrs G McClymont (WHITERIG)
Driver: Brad Williamson
Prize Money: $38,588
Win / Place: 13% / 36%

5 yo Brown Mare

Sire: CREATINE (USA)

Dam: LARIX (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Safely Kept

Owners: Mrs G Mcclymont, N I Mcclymont, G W Mcclymont, Mrs V S Mcclymont

Rating

Stats

Career

22: 3-4-1

Distance

9: 2-2-1

Trk/Dst

7: 1-2-0

Track

7: 1-2-0

Season

8: 3-0-1

1st Up

5: 1-2-0

2nd Up

4: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Mobile

1: 1-0-0

Standing

21: 2-4-1

All-Weather

14: 3-2-1

Grass

8: 0-2-0

Best Mile

1:59.10

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners,No Whip

Comments

Beaten favourite last start when seventh at Wingatui on December 8. Proved too good the start prior at Addington on November 29. Sure to play a major role.

Expected Settling Position: Off Pace

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 8	8/12/24	Wingatui	2200m	Standing	Turf	Fr1	Brad Williamson	2:51.90	2:05.7	340.2m	$2.80f	9	R50 to R80 SpecHcp TROT	$18,600	$350	1. Moment Of What 2. One Two Menny 3. Abadabado
1st of 13	29/11/24	Addington	1980m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr3	Brad Williamson	2:26.60	1:59.1	10.0m	$7.60	7	3YO+ Up to & including R65 MOB. TROT	$25,438	$13,750	1. Styrax 2. Master Class 3. Bounce N Beyond
- of 8	22/11/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Brad Williamson	3:39.10	2:10.5	267.3m	$4.00	5	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,160	$210	1. Moment Of What 2. Rata 3. Emily
1st of 11	17/11/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Brad Williamson	3:02.50	2:02.3	11.6m	$23	7	R35 to R50 TROT	$11,790	$6,600	1. Styrax 2. Jordan Anne 3. Dwindle Star
3rd of 12	10/11/24	Young Quinn Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	A L Stratford	3:05.70	2:04.5	7.6m	$8.70	10	NON-WINNERS with cond. SpecHcp TROT	$15,000	$1,425	1. Aroha 2. Practical Magic 3. Styrax
6th of 8	31/10/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Craig Ferguson	3:08.40	2:06.3	38.6m	$5.00	18	R35 to R42 SpecHcp TROT	$11,160	$210	1. Son Of The Cleaner 2. Bill Bootit 3. Top Of The Hill

Missile (10m) 468x744027
Trainer: Phil Williamson (OAMARU)
Driver: Matthew Williamson
Prize Money: $46,155
Win / Place: 20% / 40%

Unbeaten The Track / Distance

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: TRIXTON (USA)

Dam: TRIPLE A (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Owners: Griffins Syndicate

Rating

Stats

Career

20: 4-3-1

Distance

3: 2-0-0

Trk/Dst

2: 2-0-0

Track

2: 2-0-0

Season

6: 0-1-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-1

2nd Up

3: 0-1-0

3rd Up

3: 0-1-0

Standing

20: 4-3-1

All-Weather

15: 4-2-1

Slushy

1: 0-0-1

Grass

5: 0-1-0

Best Mile

2:04.70

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners

Comments

Last start 7th (30m 1) over 2200m at Ascot Park Raceway beaten 12 m by Superfast Ronnie (2:49.30) on November 27 at $6. At his previous start game effort when 2nd (10m 2) over 2600m at Phar Lap Raceway, beaten 3.5 m by Bounce N Beyond (3:22.00) in 3yo+ on November 23 at $14. Rates highly and can do much better.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
7th of 12	27/11/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Brad Williamson	2:49.30	2:03.8	12.2m	$6.00	4	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,000	$193	1. Superfast Ronnie 2. Dancing Glenis 3. Emily
2nd of 12	23/11/24	Phar Lap	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	John Morrison	3:22.00	2:05.0	3.5m	$14	11	3YO+ R51 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$15,000	$2,325	1. Bounce N Beyond 2. Missile 3. Edward Longshanks
11th of 16	12/11/24	Addington	3200m	Standing	All Weather	10m2	Matthew Williamson	4:06.70	2:04.0	35.9m	$11	23	R51 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$32,100	$525	1. Sheza Gift 2. Masterly 3. Mixed Faith
3rd of 7	2/11/24	Oama	2600m			-	Kaleb Bublitz	-	-	m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. 2. 3.
4th of 9	20/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Brad Williamson	3:27.80	2:03.8	25.7m	$4.70	7	3YO+ R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$12,318	$780	1. Samanthas Moon 2. Joeking 3. Gift Card
4th of 15	13/10/24	Oamaru	2600m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Brad Williamson	3:20.40	2:04.0	22.7m	$20	28	R47 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$13,683	$780	1. Sheza Gift 2. Rata 3. Cody Banner

Sheza Gift (10m) 0x32410140
Trainer: Phil Williamson (OAMARU)
Driver: Phil Williamson
Prize Money: $61,701
Win / Place: 18% / 37%

6 yo Bay Mare

Sire: FATHER PATRICK (USA)

Dam: JASMYN'S GIFT (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Owners: G L Clarke

Rating

Stats

Career

27: 5-2-3

Distance

5: 2-0-1

Trk/Dst

4: 2-0-1

Track

5: 3-0-1

Season

8: 2-1-1

1st Up

5: 0-0-2

2nd Up

5: 1-2-0

3rd Up

4: 1-0-1

Mobile

3: 2-0-0

Standing

24: 3-2-3

All-Weather

24: 5-2-2

Grass

3: 0-0-1

Best Mile

1:57.90

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners

Comments

Last start 12th (10m 1) over 2600m at Addington, well beaten by Rata (3:18.60) in 4yo+ M on November 29 at $12. Before that, 4th (Fr2) over 2600m at Addington, beaten 14 m by Gold Bullion (3:21.50) in 3yo+ on November 15 at $7.10. Can do a lot better in this suitable contest.

Expected Settling Position: Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
12th of 16	29/11/24	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	10m1	Blair Orange	3:18.60	2:02.9	105.3m	$12	14	4YO+ Mares R50 to R120 SpecHcp TROT	$64,200	$1,050	1. Rata 2. I Dream Of Jeannie 3. Eurostyle
4th of 15	15/11/24	Addington	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Nathan Williamson	3:21.50	2:04.6	14.0m	$7.10	3	3YO+ R55 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$31,575	$1,800	1. Gold Bullion 2. Masterly 3. I Dream Of Jeannie
1st of 16	12/11/24	Addington	3200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr4	Ricky May	4:06.70	2:04.0	1.6m	$10	23	R51 & faster DiscrHcp TROT	$32,100	$16,500	1. Sheza Gift 2. Masterly 3. Mixed Faith
1st of 6	2/11/24	Oama	2600m			-	Phil Williamson	-	-	0.0m	$0.00	-	Trial	$0	-	1. 2. 3.
10th of 14	20/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	P M Williamson	2:47.20	2:02.2	46.7m	$11	7	4YO+ Mares SpecHcp TROT	$41,400	$700	1. Eurostyle 2. Rata 3. Nubliah Chamay
1st of 15	13/10/24	Oamaru	2600m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Ricky May	3:20.40	2:04.0	17.0m	$2.90f	10	R47 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$13,683	$7,150	1. Sheza Gift 2. Rata 3. Cody Banner

Superfast Ronnie (10m) x321274116
Trainer: Murray Brown (INVERCARGILL)
Driver: Samantha Ottley
Prize Money: $25,093
Win / Place: 30% / 60%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: SUPERFAST STUART (CAN)

Dam: HAZEL MAUD (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Owners: G J Argyle, Miss B J Bull, A J Argyle

Rating

Stats

Career

10: 3-2-1

Distance

3: 0-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-1

Track

3: 0-1-1

Season

9: 3-2-1

1st Up

2: 0-0-1

2nd Up

1: 0-1-0

3rd Up

1: 1-0-0

Standing

10: 3-2-1

All-Weather

8: 3-2-1

Slushy

1: 0-0-0

Grass

2: 0-0-0

Best Mile

2:03.80

Gear Changes

Removable Deafeners

Comments

Backs up 4 days after failing to impress last start; 6th (10m U2) over 2200m at Wingatui beaten 50 m by Moment Of What (2:51.90) on December 8 at $8.50. Showed ability the run before when he won by 1.1 m (20m U1) at Ascot Park Raceway (2:49.30) beating Dancing Glenis in on November 27 at $13. Great chance to bounce back.

Expected Settling Position: Off Midfield

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
6th of 8	8/12/24	Wingatui	2200m	Standing	Turf	10m2	Samantha Ottley	2:51.90	2:05.7	50.2m	$8.50	11	R50 to R80 SpecHcp TROT	$18,600	$350	1. Moment Of What 2. One Two Menny 3. Abadabado
1st of 12	27/11/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Samantha Ottley	2:49.30	2:03.8	1.1m	$13	5	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,000	$6,050	1. Superfast Ronnie 2. Dancing Glenis 3. Emily
1st of 8	22/11/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2200m	Standing	All Weather	Fr3	Samantha Ottley	2:58.50	2:10.5	0.5m	$3.40f	57	with cond. TROT	$10,230	$6,050	1. Superfast Ronnie 2. Justine Jaccka 3. Aroha
57 Day Freshen-Up
4th of 9	26/9/24	Gore Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m3	Samantha Ottley	3:36.60	2:09.0	25.1m	$3.70f	7	3YO+, NON-WINNERS with cond. SpecHcp TROT	$14,213	$900	1. Burning Love 2. Zsazsa Binx 3. Top Of The Hill
7th of 9	19/9/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	10m3	Samantha Ottley	3:09.30	2:06.9	50.0m	$12	21	R35 to R49 SpecHcp TROT	$12,318	$228	1. Emily 2. Monarch Prince 3. Bill Bootit
2nd of 7	29/8/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	Fr2	Samantha Ottley	3:10.70	2:07.8	2.2m	$3.80	7	with cond. TROT	$10,038	$1,705	1. Petite Trixton 2. Superfast Ronnie 3. Our Superfund

Flying Without Wings (20m) 12109x7115
Trainer: Nathan Williamson (BRANXHOLME)
Driver: Nathan Williamson
Prize Money: $40,695
Win / Place: 35% / 50%

4 yo Bay Gelding

Sire: PEGASUS SPUR (USA)

Dam: SUN MIST (NZ)

Dam's Sire: Sundon

Owners: N B Cleaver

Rating

Stats

Career

14: 5-1-1

Distance

5: 1-1-1

Trk/Dst

3: 0-1-0

Track

3: 0-1-0

Season

4: 2-0-0

1st Up

3: 1-0-0

2nd Up

3: 1-1-1

3rd Up

3: 2-0-0

Mobile

4: 1-0-0

Standing

10: 4-1-1

All-Weather

14: 5-1-1

Slushy

1: 1-0-0

Best Mile

2:02.46

Gear Changes

SL-

Comments

Beaten favourite last start when fifth at Ascot Park Raceway on October 27. Won the start prior at Ascot Park Raceway on October 10. Big chance to find the winners' list.

Expected Settling Position: Backmarker

Last Starts days since last start

Place	Date	Track	Distance	Start	Surface	Barrier	Driver	Race Time	Mile Rate	Margin	SP	Days	Class	Prize	Prize Won	Result
5th of 5	27/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m2	Nathan Williamson	3:29.30	2:04.7	14.0m	$2.80f	17	R50 to R80 SpecHcp TROT	$13,163	$263	1. Samanthas Moon 2. Cody Banner 3. Mixed Faith
1st of 9	10/10/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	30m1	Nathan Williamson	3:28.90	2:04.5	2.7m	$3.70f	28	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$11,370	$6,600	1. Flying Without Wings 2. Bill Bootit 3. Aveross Majesty
1st of 7	12/9/24	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Nathan Williamson	3:35.10	2:08.2	2.2m	$6.30	14	R35 to R65 SpecHcp TROT	$10,950	$6,600	1. Flying Without Wings 2. Majestic Love 3. Bill Bootit
7th of 12	29/8/24	Central Southland Raceway	2400m	Standing	All Weather	20m1	Nathan Williamson	3:04.90	2:03.9	25.4m	$7.30	251	3YO+ R35 to R57 SpecHcp TROT	$12,000	$210	1. Bring On The Muscle 2. Switch On 3. Bill Bootit
251 Day Spell
9th of 14	22/12/23	Ascot Park Raceway	2700m	Standing	All Weather	15m2	N P Williamson	3:31.00	2:05.7	21.3m	$17	12	2YO+ R40 to R59 SpecHcp TROT	$25,875	$438	1. Missile 2. What The Bell 3. Sally Lindenny
14th of 14	10/12/23	Addington	2600m	Mobile	All Weather	Fr6	N P Williamson	3:16.30	2:01.4	250.6m	$99	11	3YO MOB. TROT	$113,850	$1,925	1. Sunnys Sister 2. Melsadele 3. High Energy

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